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Tahun Terbaik, Saat Ini

Percakapan pertama pagi ini kumulai dengan diriku sendiri. Meski masih terbaring di tempat tidur dan mata masih mengantuk, aku bangkit dengan sedikit tersungut-sungut, sambil bicara dalam hati, "Yuk kita renang lagi. Airnya memang dingin. Gerakan dan jarak lintasannya melelahkan. Tapi itu akan membuatmu tumbuh kuat dan sehat."

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Setelah pulang, dan melihat-lihat sayuran segar, timbul niatan untuk membeli beberapa. Tapi akhirnya tertahan karena besok Senin dan Selasa aku berangkat kerja lebih pagi. Jadi sayang kalau sayuran yang segar, tersimpan beberapa hari di kulkas, dan baru dimasak setelah jam pulang kerja. Lalu kuputuskan untuk berbelanja nanti di hari Rabu pagi, sebelum berenang. 

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Perut lapar dan jam untuk sarapan sudah lewat. Bingung mau masak apa. Buka kulkas, ternyata masih banyak sekali kue dan biskuit untuk teman minum teh. Akhirnya kupotong beberapa, dilanjutkan dengan menyeduh teh bunga telang hangat. Aku membeli cawan dan teko lucu untuk ngeteh. Lumayan fancy, tapi gapapa, I'll do things that make me happy gratefully.

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Lalu sekitar jam sebelas siang, tiba-tiba teringat belum menyentuh matras yoga. Ohya akhir-akhir ini aku sangat menyukai warna hijau. Beberapa baju yang kubeli juga rata-rata berwarna hijau. Begitu juga dengan matras yoga kali ini, aku pilih yang berwarna hijau. Ternyata cukup membantu memanjakan mata ya, hehe. Aku putuskan untuk melakukan gerakan kecil di atas yoga mat, sambil berbisik, "Merci tout simplement d'être ici. Terima kasih sudah membantuku lebih kuat, lebih berani, lebih sehat, lebih percaya diri meski masih malu-malu sedikit lol." Ohya kepada dumbbells juga, terima kasih sudah membantuku melatih beberapa otot untuk lebih kuat dan sehat.

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Sebelum tahun ini berganti, aku memutuskan untuk tidak menoleh lagi ke belakang. Mudah-mudahan keputusanku untuk memaafkan sesiapa yang pernah membuatku marah dan kecewa, adalah keputusan terbaik, untuk diriku sendiri, bukan untuk orang lain. Aku berhak bahagia meski realita getir dan payah. Aku berhak sehat dan apa yang aku rasakan dan aku lalui hari ini, akan selesai pada hari ini. 


Itu saja. 

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Dan aku sedang membangun ulang kebiasaan untuk membaca lebih banyak, bisa lebih fokus pada hal-hal yang membuatku kaya akan sudut pandang baru. Aku sangat bersukur bisa kembali membaca. Meski terkadang tidak kuat menahan melirik bacaan baru, aku sangat bersukur bisa tenggelam dalam 'Buddha', 'Kimetsu no Yaiba', 'The Girl From The Other Side', dan dua buku lain yang berkenaan dengan perkembangan anak-anak, mulai dari usia preschool hingga remaja. 

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Terima kasih Mutia, sudah berkembang nelalui masa-masa sulit, menegangkan, dan melegakan. Tumbuhlah sampai kapan pun, sampai nanti, sampai tumbuh menjadi satu-satunya pilihan.


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